Sheet-metal bedstead.



G. A. LINDEN.

SHEET METAL BEDSTEAD. nrmonmn rILnn 1320.12.1910.

Patented Feb. 21, 1911.

STATES CHARLES A. LINDEN,

or JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK, nssrenoa ro THE comm METAL. FURNITURE COMPANY, or

COREY, PENNSYLVANIA. I

SHEET-METAL BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pat t e 2 1 1 Application filedpecernber 12, 1910. Serial No. 596,779.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. LINDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sheet-Metal Bedsteads, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification. I

The invention relates to metallic furniture and particularly to sheet metal bedsteads, as

shown in Letters Patent No. 899,178, of Sept.

- a perspective view the slots for the reception of rail. 4 5

22, 1908; and the objects of my improvement construction are, first, to provide a hollow side rail construction which greatly strengthens and stifi'ens said side rails; second, to provide means for rigidly attaching the side rails to the tubular bed posts which greatly strengthens and stifi'ens the bed frame; and third, to provide a strong bed slathaving novel means of attachment to the side rail which prevents the movement of the bed slat along the side rail and strengthens the supporting ends of the bed slat; and the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the parts shown in this description and the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims. y

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a side rail attached to a bed post and a portion of a bed slat attached to said side rail. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one end of the bed slat attached to the side rail, the side rail being shown in section; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the end of the bed slat detached from the side rail. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the side rail showing the hooks at each end. Fig. 5 is an end eleva tion of the side rail: and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the end of the side rail. Fig. 7 is of a portion of the bed post showing I the engaging hooks in the end of the side Similar numerals refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 10 indicates the corner bed 0st. It is preferably formed in a rectanguar tubular shape of sheet metal though it may be made in any other form so long as it is made tubular.

The tubular side rail 11 is made with an inturned upper edge '12 having the downwardly projecting lengthwise flange 13 thereon with the inturned lengthwise flange on the lower edge of lengthwise flange 13, in-

turned flange 14 being given an upward angle.

The lower edge of side rail 11 is turned inwardly and upward, as shown at 15 and the lengthwise top of this'inturned portion is turned inwardly in the flange 16 which forms a lengthwise box-shaped projection within the rail with an angular edge 17. The edge 18 of the inturned portion 16 is given a lengthwise returned bend toward corner 17.

An L-shaped connective strip 19 is provided having its upper edge 20 turned in the lengthwise downwardly turned flange to en-- gage lengthwise flange 14, and the lower edge 21 of strip l9.is given a reverse lengthwise'turn to slidably engage the flange 18 so that lengthwise connective strip 19 may be slipped endwise upon flanges 14 and 18, thereby completing. the tubular form and strongly bracing and holding the entire sheet metal side rail.

The side rail 11 is attached to 'the tubular bed post 10 by means of the L-shaped heavy metal plate 22 which fits within each end of the side rail 11 and is riveted firmly thereto thereby bracing and holding both ends of the side rail in its tubular form. The plate 22 is made L-shaped in order to strongly brace the inner sides of the box-shaped edge 15 and corner 17 of the side raill The three hooks 23. 24 and 25 are provided on plate 22, the hooking ends of the parts 23. 24 and 25 extending downward and just sufiiciently. beyond the end of plate 22 and side rail 11 to provide notch 37 which binds closely on the sheet metal cornerpost 10 in correspondingly spaced slots 26, 27 and'28 so as to bind the end of the side rail firmly against tubular post 10 within said slots.

The hooks 23, 24 and 25 are formed on the vertical portions of the L-shaped plate 22 so that the edges of the metal of said hooks rest upon the edge of the metal adjacent the lower sides of slots 26, 27 and 28. Hook 25 with slot 28 is placed to one side of and thereby bracing against the hooks 23 and 24 in slots 26 and 27, thereby greatly strengthening and bracing the hold of the end of the rail 11 upon the tubular post 10 and at the same-time rendering it more rigid.

The bed slat 29 is preferably given a tubular form by turning in the lower edges 30 which stifiens and strengthens the entire slat. Theends of bed 'slat 2.9 are attached to side rail 11 in the following manner: The

sides of the bed slat 29 at each end are cut.

away as shown at 31 and an a ular projecting portion 32 is left w1th1n t e cut 31. The spaced slots 33 are provided In corner 17 of side rail 11 at spacedintervals to receive the two downwardly projecting edges 32 within cut 31 so that the edges of the cut 31 brace against'the sides of the box-shaped portion 15 of side rail 11, and the angularprojection 32 extends within slot 33 at each' side of the'slat 29'thereby causing the weight u on slat 29 to rest upon the vertical edges 0? slot 33 within the slot'33. The sides of the-corner slots 33 bracing the sides of the portion 32 of the bed slat and holding bothsides firmly in line,- thereby using the strength of each ofthe pieces of metal as they bear endwise upon one another. Itis apparent that such a placing of the bed slat upon the side rail permits of the bed slat upholding a great wei ht, and at the same time strongly braces t e bed slat and side rail connection.

The stri 19 is formed in L-shape with the corner hend 34 to stiffen and strengthen said strip 19 and also to provide a horizorital .draw' upon the flanged edges 18 and 21. A space 35 is provided between strip 19 and portion 16 to receive therein the downwardly turned end 36 of bed slat 29 so that the end 36 binds against the joint formed bythe edges 18 and 21 and at the same time braces the bedstead and prevents the s reading of the side rails, holding the angu ar portions 31-and 32- of the bed slat firmly a ainst the side of the part 15 and within t e slot 33, thereby stlifening and 'stren thening the whole construction.

It is obvious that it is diflicult in sheet metal construction to obtain rigidity of construction where so many jointsor connections are necessary as in the sheet metal and it is apparent that the herein describe improvements strengthen and render rigid those connections which are most liable to become loose oriiisecure in bedstead construction.

I claimas new: j 2 1. In a sheet metal bedstead, a side rail having inturned lipper and lower edges, opposite y turned anges on said inturned edges, a connecting stri having'opposltely turned flanges to sli ably engage said flanges of said inturned edges and form a tubular-side rail, and means for attaching .bed slats to said tubularside rail.-

2. In a sheet metal bedstead, a tubular bed slat, the sides of-the ends of said tubular bed slats cut away and a projecting part having spaced slots to receive said pro'ection in said cutaway sides of the slat en 3. In a sheet metal bedstead, a tubular side rail composed of two L=shaped pieces having oppos tely turned flanged edges. to slip one piece onto the other, L-shaped plates riveted in the ends of the larger piece, veroppositely turned flanges to slidably engage the flanges on said inturned edges, said hollow side on said lower inturned ed e havin s aced slots to receive the end "o the be s ats.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

OHARLES A. LINDEN.

Witnesssz' I. A. ELLSWORTH,

A. W. KE'I'ILE. 

